Where does “finansmann” come from?

finansmann (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk finans, from French finance, from Middle French finance, from Middle French finer, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

finansmann (Norwegian Nynorsk): a financier

Definitions

  1. a financier

Ancestry of “finansmann”, step by step

finansmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk finans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfinansfinance
2Frenchfinancefinance
3Middle Frenchfinance—
4Middle Frenchfinerto finish
5Middle Frenchfinend; finish; death
6Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
7Latinfīnisend
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmannman; human being, person; person with certain...
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →